With the Super Bowl LIX rematch against the Philadelphia Eagles just days away, all eyes were on Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid as he delivered a highly anticipated injury update — and what he said will ease fans’ nerves about rookie WR Xavier Worthy.
✅ No Surgery for Worthy — No IR (for Now)
Reid confirmed that Xavier Worthy, who suffered a dislocated shoulder in Week 1 during the clash with the Chargers, will not need surgery and is not being placed on short-term IR — a huge relief for Chiefs Kingdom.
“Is surgery under consideration for Xavier?” a reporter asked.
Reid responded: “No, not right now.”
Reid also shut down concerns about a potential extended absence:
“He’s just rehabbing here,” Reid said, implying Worthy could return in under four weeks, sparing the team a damaging IR stint.
🟠 Xavier Worthy & Jalen Royals OUT for Practice
Despite the promising outlook, both Worthy and rookie Jalen Royals were ruled out for Wednesday’s practice:
“(Jalen Royals), Xavier Worthy — those two won’t practice today,” Reid told reporters. “They’re doing better, working on it and making progress, but not ready to go today.”
⚠️ Royals Likely OUT for Week 2
Royals, who has been managing knee tendinitis since May, missed Week 1 and likely won’t be suiting up for Week 2 either:
“Yeah, probably not,” Reid said about Royals’ chances of playing Sunday. “It’d be a stretch.”
With Rashee Rice still serving a five-game suspension, the Chiefs could be down three receivers heading into their blockbuster game against the Eagles.
😂 Reid’s Hilarious Slip-Up: “Jalen Rose… Royals!”
In a light-hearted moment, Coach Reid accidentally referred to Royals as NBA legend Jalen Rose before quickly correcting himself:
“Jalen Rose… Royals, excuse me,” he chuckled. “Jalen Rose. Jump shot.”
🧠 What It Means
No surgery for Worthy = big sigh of relief
No IR = potential return within 2–3 weeks
Royals remains day-to-day, but unlikely to debut Week 2
Chiefs WR depth will be tested this Sunday
With Worthy on track to heal naturally and Royals still progressing, the Chiefs will lean heavily on Hollywood Brown, Tyquan Thornton, and JuJu Smith-Schuster to fill the gap. But for now, at least crisis has been averted — and Reid made sure to end the briefing with both clarity and comedy.
